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Re: G3 Pwoerbook Modem problem

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From: Rupert Thomson
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:00
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Also, make sure that the port speed is set to no higher than 115,200
bps cos anything higher can cause problems
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In article <B1FF9961966862662@0.0.0.0>, dave@radiopages.co.uk (Dave
Porter) wrote:


>I have a G3 Powerbook 250. Nice machine, and fast, but I have a problem
>with the internal 56k Modem.
>
>I works fine for faxing and seems to work okay for coms, but when I connect
>to the internet it doesn't work at all well. It usually starts okay and
>will download, news, web pages etc fast, but then it seems to stall and
>will download only briefly and stop again. After a few minutes of this, I
>get an error message saying something like:
>
>Open Transport  - you have been disconnected.
>
>Bearing in mind that that it's fine for faxing, this seems to be an OT
>problem and not a modem problem, I'm using version 1.3 with Mac OS 8.1.
>
>However, I have connected an extenal Pace 56K modem to it, and eveything
>works perfectly, implying that it's not OT but a modem problem!
>
>Has anyone had a similar problem, or have the faintest idea what could be
>wrong?
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Dave Porter - Northumberland, England
>http://www.radiopages.co.uk - Radio Pages web design
>http://www.wcbs.demon.co.uk - The Dave Porter pages
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